The Moth Radio Hour: Walking the Walk
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The Importance of Communication in Pediatric Residency
Sam had never heard about coffee enemas and so he sent me to go research them. When I came back he said you go into the room and tell her why we can't do daily coffeeEnema's. He was exclusively Breanna's doctor for a few weeks until she went off service but then rotations end, teams rotate off and residents change. A month later his pager went off saying Breanna was dying and wanted to know if he would come in now. "I've never attended a death before because I've never done this before" says Sam. 'This was the opportunity for me to be the doctor that I wanted to be'
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